Press Releases

WASHINGTON — Early Tuesday, the Federal Communications Commission's electronic filing system crashed. In response, Net Neutrality advocates will head to the FCC in person this afternoon to hand-deliver hundreds of thousands of public comments.

WASHINGTON -- A report published today by Glenn Greenwald and Murtaza Hussain in The Intercept exposes an NSA and FBI spying program that targeted prominent Muslim-Americans. Those targeted included a political candidate and former high-ranking Bush administration official, several civil rights activists, academics and lawyers.

Join us for a panel discussion with policy experts, investors, innovators and content creators that will clarify what’s at stake and what it will take to truly protect free speech and innovation online.

WASHINGTON -- In testimony before the Senate on Tuesday, Free Press Action Fund Policy Director Matt Wood will speak out against AT&T’s bid for DIRECTV, calling out the phone giant’s failure to deliver on promises to provide affordable broadband to more customers and regions.

WASHINGTON -- On Tuesday, Rep. Doris Matsui and Sen. Patrick Leahy introduced the Online Competition and Consumer Choice Act, which would prohibit paid prioritization of Internet traffic.

WASHINGTON — On Friday, the Federal Communications Commission announced an enhanced review of the new access fees that Internet service providers like Comcast and Verizon have recently demanded from sites and services such as Netflix.

WASHINGTON -- On Thursday, Sinclair Broadcast Group told the Federal Communications Commission it would abandon its plans to illegally control multiple stations in the Charleston, S.C., and Birmingham, Ala., markets.

WASHINGTON — On Sunday, several reports suggested that AT&T had reached an agreement to buy top U.S. satellite-TV operator DIRECTV for nearly $50 billion. If approved, the deal would be the latest in a string of media mega-mergers in an industry with a dwindling number of competitors.

WASHINGTON – On Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission voted to propose a new “open Internet” rule that may let Internet service providers charge content companies for priority treatment, relegating other content to a slower tier of service.

WASHINGTON -- On Wednesday, 37 Democratic members of the House of Representatives sent a letter urging Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler to use the agency's clear authority under Title II of the Communications Act to protect the open Internet. They told Chairman Wheeler to reclassify Internet service providers as common carriers to restore Net Neutrality.